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For Fulham, visits to Anfield generally end in disappointment and defeat.

If you just count their previous three trips to the red half of Merseyside they have shipped 12 goals and even suffered the rare disappointment of conceding a goal to Jamie Carragher.

But anyone who assumes the Reds will have it all their own way this season, may wish to have a look at the Reds’ home form before suggesting it is simply a game of how many…

So far, Liverpool have not enjoyed the best of fortunes on their own turf and have managed just one win and four draws from their first five matches at Anfield.

It is a statistic that will have frustrated Rafa Benitez, but with the prospect of facing a side that have yet to win on the road in the Premier League this season, the Reds will look upon the match as one they must secure three points from if they are to mount a realistic title challenge.

The visitors currently lie just below mid-table and will be hoping for a timely performance from their big-game player, David Healy, if they are to upset the odds against Liverpool.

It will be a tall order for Lawrie Sanchez’s men as the Cottagers have never won in 26 previous visits to Anfield, managing just seven draws along the way.

But given the history between Sanchez and Liverpool, there is always a chance of an upset and the Reds will be eager to recapture the form that saw them win 14 and lose just one of their 19 league matches at Anfield last season.